STATE IN INTEREST OF H.W.

No. 2013 CJ 0231.

121 So.3d 1200 (2013)

STATE in the Interest of H.W.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca E. May-Ricks, MHAS/Child Advocacy Program, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellant H.W., minor child.

Scott M. Perrilloux, District Attorney, Amite, Louisiana, Malcolm B. Forbes, Assistant District Attorney, Hammond, Louisiana, Attorneys for Appellee State of Louisiana.

Duncan S. Kemp, III, Hammond, Louisiana, Attorney for Appellee I.W.M. (H.W.'s mother).

Before KUHN, PETTIGREW, and McDONALD, JJ.


McDONALD, J.

This is an appeal of a judgment in which the juvenile court declined to retain jurisdiction over H.W.'s case because it found that Louisiana Children's Code article 724(A) was not retroactive and, thus, was not applicable to the instant case. For the following reasons we affirm the juvenile court's decision.

FACTS

In 2006, H.W. (along with her half brother), was removed from the custody of her parents and placed into the custody of the...

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